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Fight in court to overturn every Proposition that passesHave lousy candidatesHave ads that make the other guy seem worse that HitlerSpecial interests owning the politiciansEndless campaign seasonOnce in office, all they care about is getting re-electedNever get anything accomplished.

No need to stop people from voting, just make them not want to bother.

And yet, isn’t it a shame to inhibit those who actually do care, who actually think that voting is a responsibility as well as a right? And since all evidence shows that only a particular segment of society is interfered with, isn’t it a shame that that segment does not get the chance to exercise their right and responsibility as fully as the rest of us?

Wish the VRA had made it illegal for the Black Panthers to stand outside polling places brandishing weapons. But since that happened in a state not included in the VRA it doesn’t count right? It was also great the the VRA confined racism to only those few states. Guess according to those who wrote the law racism didn’t exist anywhere else. The VRA is outdated because anyone anywhere can file a legal complaint if they feel their right to vote was impeded. It’s not the 1950’s anymore. Try to accept the fact that every white person you meet isn’t running around at night wearing a hood and burning a cross.

I lived in Alabama in the early 60’s. On the ballet, one candidate’s name featured a crowing white rooster to show illiterate whites whom to vote for. That was then, and now I live in Florida again, which has had a voter ID law for ages. We seem to have adjusted. However, I recall that I live in a ridiculously gerrymandered district, which hops across Tampa Bay from one county to another so that the “right folks” can make up the constituency. (It was this way last time I checked.) Racism is alive and well.

If you don’t examine the candidates and propositions, I encourage you not to vote. Do not “get out the vote”. Democracy requires a firm base of informed voters. Many/most(?) college students probably should not vote at all.

In fairness, it takes lots less intelligence (and maturity) to die than to vote in a reasonable fashion. People much more endowed with the necessary qualities than the standard 18-year old sometimes fail the test miserably. On average so does the average 18-year old

Also in fairness, many young people actually have some grasp of the issues precisely because they are young and not yet jaded or indifferent – and because they’ve just gone through school, where they are taught in social studies/civics/history classes about government and the political system.

About Candorville

Darrin Bell’s Candorville is an insightful look at family, community and race through the eyes of Lemont Brown, a young black writer. Bell pulls no punches and delves into even the most controversial of issues. The wit and humor of the strip will draw you in.